Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Production in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Production was 36,633 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
36,633 t
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
9th
of 16 groups
All-time high
38,225 t
in 2021
All-time low
29,771 t
in 1978
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production in Eastern Africa stood at 36,633 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 38,225 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29,771 t, in 1978.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Production in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 32,400 t
1962 30,800 t -4.9%
1963 31,849 t +3.4%
1964 32,106 t +0.8%
1965 32,491 t +1.2%
1966 33,352 t +2.6%
1967 33,603 t +0.8%
1968 33,519 t -0.2%
1969 32,194 t -4.0%
1970 32,734 t +1.7%
1971 33,476 t +2.3%
1972 33,374 t -0.3%
1973 34,348 t +2.9%
1974 33,967 t -1.1%
1975 35,221 t +3.7%
1976 30,310 t -13.9%
1977 30,692 t +1.3%
1978 29,771 t -3.0%
1979 30,474 t +2.4%
1980 31,090 t +2.0%
1981 31,300 t +0.7%
1982 31,860 t +1.8%
1983 32,090 t +0.7%
1984 32,780 t +2.2%
1985 33,150 t +1.1%
1986 33,480 t +1.0%
1987 33,890 t +1.2%
1988 34,100 t +0.6%
1989 34,500 t +1.2%
1990 34,908 t +1.2%
1991 35,223 t +0.9%
1992 35,528 t +0.9%
1993 35,256 t -0.8%
1994 35,334 t +0.2%
1995 35,701 t +1.0%
1996 35,911 t +0.6%
1997 35,755 t -0.4%
1998 35,771 t +0.0%
1999 35,983 t +0.6%
2000 36,258 t +0.8%
2001 37,002 t +2.1%
2002 38,080 t +2.9%
2003 37,658 t -1.1%
2004 37,226 t -1.1%
2005 36,736 t -1.3%
2006 36,147 t -1.6%
2007 35,467 t -1.9%
2008 35,023 t -1.3%
2009 33,397 t -4.6%
2010 32,201 t -3.6%
2011 32,133 t -0.2%
2012 31,092 t -3.2%
2013 30,190 t -2.9%
2014 36,499 t +20.9%
2015 36,462 t -0.1%
2016 35,583 t -2.4%
2017 35,296 t -0.8%
2018 35,679 t +1.1%
2019 36,593 t +2.6%
2020 37,434 t +2.3%
2021 38,225 t +2.1%
2022 36,767 t -3.8%
2023 36,390 t -1.0%
2024 36,633 t +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 32,479 t 30,800 t 33,603 t 9
1970s 32,437 t 29,771 t 35,221 t 10
1980s 32,824 t 31,090 t 34,500 t 10
1990s 35,537 t 34,908 t 35,983 t 10
2000s 36,299 t 33,397 t 38,080 t 10
2010s 34,173 t 30,190 t 36,593 t 10
2020s 37,090 t 36,390 t 38,225 t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 6 Sierra Leone 9,505 t compare
  2. 7 Madagascar 6,534 t compare
  3. 8 New Zealand 4,054 t compare
  4. 8 Australia and New Zealand 4,054 t compare
  5. 10 Cambodia 3,975 t compare
  6. 11 South Africa 2,314 t compare
  7. 12 Chile 1,907 t compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production in Eastern Africa?
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production in Eastern Africa was 36,633 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 38,225 t in 2021.
What is the lowest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 29,771 t in 1978.
How does Eastern Africa rank for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production?
Eastern Africa ranks 9th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
Is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
49 places, 2,794 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.